Green Fee: It’s your money, spend it

The student body collectively decided to add $3 to student fees for those taking three or more credit hours in the November 2011 general election at UAA.

This is the first semester the university is collecting the fee.

But why would college students vote to pay more fees?

It can be inferred that a majority of voting students felt that green is good because the money is allocated for student-led sustainability projects,

But last year, recruiting efforts to bring students onto the USUAA-led board didn’t yield results until toward the end of the semester.

But now that USUAA has fulfilled their responsibility of staffing the board, it’s time for students to embrace a responsibility of their own and pitch sustainable ideas that can be implemented at the university.

The pitching process is simple and boils down to the project being practical, affordable and supported by a faculty member or other “expert.”

But to be honest, these projects are about more than personal achievements or making changes at UAA.